Alien Virus (23 page)

Whilst waiting to board his plane to New York
from London Heathrow, Simon Broom discovers that the mobile phone
his Chinese wife Niki Ling gave him for his birthday has one
function that other phones just don’t have: the ability to travel
through time. Confused by finding himself in the year 2001, and
astonished at becoming a real–life time traveller, he attempts to
use the situation to stop the 9/11 World Trade Center attack, which
is due to happen that day.

Returning to his London home in the present
time, he discovers that his actions have had a far greater affect
than he could ever have imagined. Not only events, but his wife’s
memories have been changed to in order to accommodate the new
future he has engineered. He attempts to prove to her that he can
travel though time, and eventually Niki believes him. This prompts
the two to embark on a series of time travelling adventures in an
attempt to change the past, and thereby affect the future. Their
travels inevitably bring them into contact with other versions of
themselves in past and future time zones, with mind–boggling
consequences.

Bucket & Broom in China
(Fiction,
humour).

SYNOPSIS:

A very funny, light–hearted fictional diary,
seen through the eyes of misfit twenty–something Simon Broom. After
starting a microbiology course, Simon lands an English teaching job
in Shanghai, China, and heads off on a life–changing adventure with
quirky girlfriend Julie Bucket. The story covers eight months in
the young couple's lives, as they interact with other expat
teachers and strive to find themselves in an alien culture.

READER REVIEWS:

This is absolutely and utterly hilarious! I
am very picky about my humor; most of what passes for it is witless
and dumb. Yours is of the smart observational kind, and wickedly
funny. (Andi Brown, ‘Animal Cracker’).

What madness! Is getting a job in China
really that easy? Wonderfully escapist stuff with plenty of
smile–raising moments. On my watchlist as we speak. (Simon Marks,
‘That English Weirdo’).

I like it! An easy read for when you need
cheering up or when relaxing by a pool. (Claire Lyman,
‘Inevitable’).

A la Adrian Mole – a really humorous foray
into teaching. (Sarah Churchill, UK).

Bucket & Broom Tie the Knot
(Fiction, humour).

This is the continuing story of misfit Simon
Broom and his side–kick girlfriend Julie Bucket as they experience
life in China, as told through Simon’s eyes, ears and everything
else! In ‘
Bucket & Broom Tie the Knot’
, the couple have
finally found their feet in Shanghai – and Simon finds that Julie
really is pregnant. But who is the father? Simon is driven from
pillar to post whilst he strives to answer this question –
stumbling across American journalist Sam James on the way. Falling
in love with Sam, Simon is more confused than ever about his life
and turns, as usual, to his friend and mentor Anton for guidance.
Meanwhile, we meet the Bucket family for the first time, and catch
up with Simon’s father, who makes a surprising announcement. A
cocktail of entertaining and interesting questions about life are
humorously mixed with Bucket & Broom’s unique blend of comic
rapport to produce the Bucket & Broom philosophy on life.

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